Instructional Student Assistant - GEOG 110 (Fall 2026)

Fall 2026 • San Marcos, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Environment and Geography has an opening for an Instructional Student Assistant (ISA) for the Fall 2026, GEOG 110 (Intro to Physical Geography) sections 01. This is a general education area BB (Upper Division Natural Science) course. The expected number of students per class is forty. Under supervision, Instructional Student Assistants in this classification perform teaching, grading or tutoring duties for the majority of work hours in a given appointment in a given academic department or equivalent administrative unit over the course of an academic term. Assignments are made by academic department or equivalent administrative unit by a specific supervisor at a CSU campus. The work may be performed on-campus or at an off-campus public agency or private non-profit organization under an agreement with a campus in the CSU system. This position is limited to a maximum of 35 hours of work for the entire duration of the appointment (the Fall 2026 semester). Appointment in this position is contingent upon availability of funds.

Requirements

• Requires admission or registration as a CSU student.
• Ability to understand technical subject matters, including software, and to learn quickly under instruction/supervision by the faculty member.
• Ability to learn and perform assigned work on time.
• Ability to work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and other students.
• Ability to accept responsibility.

Nice To Haves

• A student who is a geography major or minor.
• A student who is a computer science or math major or minor, or similar disciplines, including any STEM discipline.
• Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or any kind of data processing and visualization and/or computer coding, including Excel® skills
• A student who has completed or is currently taking GEOG 110, GEOG 120, GEOG 210, GEOG 311, or GEOG 310
• A student with background and/or aptitude in Earth sciences, geography, oceanography, meteorology, geology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science, computer engineering, statistics, economics, finance, and/or related quantitative/scientific areas
• A student with general familiarity with geography, GIS, remote sensing, and Earth sciences

Responsibilities

• Grade all assignments, midterm and final exams for GEOG 110 (01), Intro to Physical Geography, Fall 2026 (CRN 41570).
• Grade exams and assignments, perform other instructional assistance duties as assigned 100%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed